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DingoGirl Enthusiast
DingoGirl
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Oh, the bird is dead. :(:(

yet another thing I must shovel into the trash. :huh:

what is going on here?

I do not like picking up little carcasses with my shovel. :(

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nikki-uk Enthusiast
nikki-uk
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A bird - pigeon or dove - just slammed into my sliding door window and has landed in a potted plant, unable to fly..........quivering its wings futilely -

WHAT DO I DO?????????????????????????

am scared to touch birds, BTW - they gross me out -

HELP?

:oNEEAAARGGGHHHHhhh!!!!! (don't do birds either )

jerseyangel Proficient
jerseyangel
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Hi all,

Gearing up (phinally) for my follow-up wif the gastro today. I had my endo a freaking MONTH ago and this was the phirst appt they could give me--and I called the DAY AFTER the procedure <_<

I also pheel lous-a....this cold has gotten the best of me :( Why do these things all happen at once????? :angry:

Oh well, could be worse, I know :D

Did anyone besides Julie see "Dirty Sexy Money" last night? I'm already back into it :lol:B) Julie--what didja think?

Good luck today, Amanda :)

Em--I agree, it's just wild that they sell treadmills for pets. What happened to taking a nice walk?? :huh: I'd much prefer to walk outdoors, but they drive pretty crazily here on these winding country roads. A goil takes her life into her own hands out there :P

Enjoy the day sillies--see ya later :D

<cocker glee> :lol:

jerseyangel Proficient
jerseyangel
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I do not like picking up little carcasses with my shovel. :(

This has happened too much lately for you :(

elye Community Regular
elye
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yet another thing I must shovel into the trash. :huh:

what is going on here?

It's the squirrels, I'm telling you. They MUST be behind it all. Coaxing the odd rat to "eat that stuff...it's delicious and harmless, really"...., convincing hapless birds that "it's a throughway into the house - - you can see right inside....go ahead, fly through....you're good".....

They are brillliant, charismatic and dangerous. . ......

Who can stop them??

:lol::lol:

elye Community Regular
elye
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Gearing up (phinally) for my follow-up wif the gastro today. I had my endo a freaking MONTH ago and this was the phirst appt they could give me--and I called the DAY AFTER the procedure <_<

Good luck, Patti! Be thinkin' about ya. .. .....

DingoGirl Enthusiast
DingoGirl
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:oNEEAAARGGGHHHHhhh!!!!! (don't do birds either )

:huh:

thank you Nik, that's helpful. :lol: :lol:

sillies.......the sad little dead thing is out there, in the flower pot and........ohhhhhhhhhhhh I do NOT want to feel

the soft - or stiff - little carcass at the end of me shovel............

:huh:

Patti - you have waited this long for an appt? gosh, that IS long! Well, hope it's phrtuitphul today and not something like our Ptaum's d%$#@#$baggery!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

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DingoGirl Enthusiast
DingoGirl
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:(

Well, I had to scoop up the beautiful, dead bird with my HAND TROWEL, to extricate it from the plant, and THEN onto the shovel.

It broke its neck in teh window crash, and blood was coming out of its closed eye.........dear gawd.....too much savage imagery for me. <erase - erase - erase>

:blink: I showed it to Annie, who was quite curious about it, and she opened her mouth and started to try and get it...........zoigs. A firm "NO" put a stop to this........wonder if the little scavenger would have eaten it?

so now, things in my trash can:

1. an old Nike soccer slide smeared with poo

2. dead, poisoned rat

3. dead, suicidal bird

:unsure:

nikki-uk Enthusiast
nikki-uk
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PADdeigh!!...good luck today :D ....full report needed after!

Who can stop them??

The Squirrels??

No one :o <scared :unsure: >

:huh:

thank you Nik, that's helpful.

Sorry!!! :lol: .....but that is a situation for Tel to deal with....shall I send him over??

Much rancid /rotting flesh avec nutty poo crimes in YOUR rubbish bin lady!!!!

Ptaum's d%$#@#$baggery!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just thinking what a fabulous quote for a newbie to stumble upon :lol:

DingoGirl Enthusiast
DingoGirl
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Much rancid /rotting flesh avec nutty poo crimes in YOUR rubbish bin lady!!!!

:blink:

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

wonder if Stepford can smell it? :unsure:

Judyin Philly Enthusiast
Judyin Philly
Posted

Just pooping in to this d%$#@#$baggery of dead bodies, smells and god know what else.

Seems Kikki's Brit squirles are smarter than the USA ones. :lol:

they even know mothers maiden names........ :blink:

Patti and Amanda good luck at the drs today

will be waiting for a progress report :) all good news I'm betting......

carry on sillies.

Judy

blueeyedmanda Community Regular
blueeyedmanda
Posted

Woo-hoo I have 2 eyes again!!!!

My Dr said she couldn't tell if it was pink eye or allergies but looking at me today she thought I was fine and if she didn't know anything that I had told her she would assume that I never had any issues with my eye.

I have got to vent something.....Jen was supposed to come up here and help me do a few things this morning, she didn't and was not home when I ran out at 9:00. She is still not back but didn't have even the courtesy to call or send a message saying look something came up I'm sorry. I am really angry cause I waited for her. This isn't the first time she did this either! Any thoughts?

elye Community Regular
elye
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Amanda! Shame on Jen. . . ..Things that you've mentioned to us in the past have made me suspect that Jen perhaps does not always respect your time, your needs, your incredible, unconditional support and friendship . . . ... . ...I dunno, I may be judging too harshly on situations I know too little about - - just a feeling.

OMG. . . . .The PHUNNIEST of lessons today. . . . I had squirrels on the brain, so held an impromptu pronunciation session. :lol::lol: Now, the word "squirrel" is, bar none, the most difficult word for Francophone speakers to pronounce - - some simply cannot say it at all. So, I was hammering away at it, breaking the word into syllables and having them repeat it over and over, lengthening the sounds which continued to remain beyond them . . . ... :lol:

. . . . Perhaps you had to be there. . . . . .... :huh:<_<:lol:

blueeyedmanda Community Regular
blueeyedmanda
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Ok- so Jen has a good excuse this time-- Landen is in the hospital. She took him to the ER at 5 am and the ER discharaged him with a temp of 105. saying nothing was wrong. SO she took him to his Ped. who is not affliated with our hospital. Here he has double earaches and a rectal temp of 106...so they are going to put tubes in his ears ASAP....

elye Community Regular
elye
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Oh, Amanda! Poor little Landen .. ....... . .. :(

Keep us posted. . . . .

Patti! How's your gastrointestinal situation??

blueeyedmanda Community Regular
blueeyedmanda
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Yes Patti how are you after the Endo appt?

Judyin Philly Enthusiast
Judyin Philly
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Ok- so Jen has a good excuse this time-- Landen is in the hospital. She took him to the ER at 5 am and the ER discharaged him with a temp of 105. saying nothing was wrong. SO she took him to his Ped. who is not affliated with our hospital. Here he has double earaches and a rectal temp of 106...so they are going to put tubes in his ears ASAP....

OMG Amanda this hosptial of yours :ph34r:

How in the heck do you miss a ear infection

in both ears??????????? :ph34r:

A TEMP OF 106 IN THE PEDS OFFICE IS QUITE SHOCKING! IS HE IN THE HOSPTIAL NOW?

PATTI waiting for you to ck in now.Glad you eyes are ok Amanda!

DingoGirl Enthusiast
DingoGirl
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Yeah, aren't kids with fevers that high supposed to be in the hospital???????????????????

:unsure:

Judyin Philly Enthusiast
Judyin Philly
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See Patti Typing--wonder what she found out today............. :o:blink:

happygirl Collaborator
happygirl
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Yes, Patti, we are waiting and hoping you had a good appointment.

Judyin Philly Enthusiast
Judyin Philly
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Man ----------Patti must be writing a book. :lol:

Or maybe............she found out all this wonderful info to share with all of us to help us all heal :lol:

jerseyangel Proficient
jerseyangel
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Amanda--poor little Landen, that baby's been through so much this year! Let us know how he does.

Well, we just got home.....all I can say is that this appointment was worth waiting for. The gastro spent over 30 minutes wif me, going over me tests/bloodwork/etc. She even ran a haplotype/gene test.....which incidently came out the same as Enterolab with the DQ2. No big surprise there, but good to know about the accuracy of Enterolab.

She's committed to helping me with my food intolerances and resulting D. We're trying sumphin for the next 6 weeks involving meds and a detailed food diary. At that point, I go back and she'll review the situation. She has a couple other ideas, so if this isn't successful we will go on to the next thing.

I may have to have another colonoscopy :( (had one 3 years ago), we'll revisit that too in 6 weeks. (not to check for anything sinister, but to take more biopsies for diagnostic purposes) She also told me she has some literature that talks about sprue and the colon, which she will read up on in the meantime.

I looked at her and asked her if I was a lost cause (tongue in cheek) and she said no--and that the goal was going to be to get me feeling better.

She sat and asked how this all started--she was very interested in the full picture. I have never had that happen before--her eyes were not glazed over, she was really listening. :o I'm so hopeful :D

Jestgar Rising Star
Jestgar
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Yay! A good doc visit!

Judyin Philly Enthusiast
Judyin Philly
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She has a couple other ideas, so if this isn't successful we will go on to the next thing.

She sat and asked how this all started--she was very interested in the full picture. I have never had that happen before--her eyes were not glazed over, she was really listening. :o I'm so hopeful :D

wow Patti.........so happy for you that you have a Dr who not only cares but is willing to do research and committed to helping you find some answers.............

TERRIFIC NEWS.

jUDY

elye Community Regular
elye
Posted
She sat and asked how this all started--she was very interested in the full picture. I have never had that happen before--her eyes were not glazed over, she was really listening. :o I'm so hopeful :D

WOW! This is almost like Twilight Zone - - a listening, caring doctor. . . . ....

Good news, Patti! :)

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